How to Pronounce "bughouse"
word
ˈbʌɡhaʊs
BUHG-hows
ˈbʌɡhaʊs
BUHG-hows
Definition
'Bughouse' is a slang term for a mental hospital (psychiatric institution). It can also mean crazy or out of one's mind, especially in informal American English.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbʌɡhaʊs
British English
ˈbʌɡhaʊs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BUHG-hows
UK
BUHG-hows
Listen in Context
He was sent to the bughouse after his breakdown.
They say it's haunted near the old bughouse.
A movie was filmed inside the bughouse downtown.
Honestly, my job feels like a bughouse some days—total chaos!